BBS Wheel refurb complete

thedees1 · Post by **thedees1** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:16 pm

Here are a couple of pics of my refurbed wheels.

i did the rims using the D.I.Y guide.

And ACE performance cars of carnwath did the centres

Soon to be lowered in the next few weeks

vr6south · Post by **vr6south** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:40 pm

Nice job! Did a set myself a few months ago and found it really satisfying. Are the centres powder coated or painted?

Robbo · Post by **Robbo** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:01 pm

Great job, I'll be doing my own soon once I can find somewhere that will do the powdercoating.

Del_GTi · Post by **Del_GTi** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:10 pm

Looking good mate.

Mine just went in today to get refurbed.

thedees1 · Post by **thedees1** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:50 am

vr6south wrote:Nice job! Did a set myself a few months ago and found it really satisfying. Are the centres powder coated or painted?

They are powder coated,

VDUBGTI · Post by **VDUBGTI** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:12 am

i have done mine but i am getting a white residue on the outer rim, any ideas how to remove it?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:52 am

Like them a lot

vr6south · Post by **vr6south** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:50 am

VDUBGTI wrote:i have done mine but i am getting a white residue on the outer rim, any ideas how to remove it?

It's probably the effects of salt on the roads. Keep polishing! A light coat of WD40 or light oil will help to protect the outer rim when the weather is bad.

VDUBGTI · Post by **VDUBGTI** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:33 pm

cheers mate il do that now!!

owenjt · Post by **owenjt** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:29 pm

Looking good - well done! Just as a guide, how long do you rekon it would take me to refurb just the outer rims of all 4 alloys? My centres are ok but a couple of the outers are really bad and i fancy giving it a go.

inder · Post by **inder** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:27 am

Looking good again, nice colour combo

edit: too tired to think properly

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Fri May 05, 2006 1:14 am

inder wrote:p.s. you seem to have an extra window in the rear door, or you add the rubber strip yourself??

Do you mean the quarter-light? As all five door 6N2's have them

inder · Post by **inder** » Fri May 05, 2006 1:25 am

lol sorry m8, I should be in bed - too hot and tired... hehe, used to 3-door versions

thedees1 · Post by **thedees1** » Fri May 05, 2006 8:07 am

owenjt wrote:Looking good - well done! Just as a guide, how long do you rekon it would take me to refurb just the outer rims of all 4 alloys? My centres are ok but a couple of the outers are really bad and i fancy giving it a go.

Id say i spent around an average of 2hours per rim. Its hard work though,id say i should have took a little longer on each rim. And all that rubbing down with the wet and dry did cause a few blisters

PoloGti_88 · Post by **PoloGti_88** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:33 pm

hey you can make money from refurbishing rims, me me i need mine done